Electric-light bracket.



' B. I. BRENT, ELECTRIC LIGHT BRACKET. APPLICATION 2mm rnn. 20,1900.

Patent 3i fist. 12,194.19.

I mwmo Z'Jrzasfllfin i By ATTGRFJEW WITNESSES entries sra rns PATENT onricn ERNEST IGNATIUS BRENT, OF NEW GBLEA'NS, LOUISIANA.

ELECTRIC-LIGHT BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 20, 1909. Serial No. 479,024. r

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ERNEST I. DRENT, a subset of theCzar of Russia, and a resident of ew Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and Improved Electric-Light Bracket, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description;

This invention -relates to electric light brackets, and more particularly to a bracket place by means of screws or the ike, the latter passing through, portions of the body especially adapted for this purpose.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specitication, in which similar characters of reference indicate the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing an embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same; Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view of the same, parts being broken away and in section; Fig. 4 isa cross section on the line H of Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is a side elevation-of a modi ed form corresponding parts in all 4 i of clampingjaw.

Before proceeding to a more detailed description of my invention,- it should be understood that I provide an electric light bracket, which, as before described, includes a body, clamping jaws adapted to secure the feed wires to the body, and a removable ring securing the jaws in place. For mounting my device temporarily, I have provided an opening in the body, which is substantially L-shaped in cross section, and which is adapted to receive a wire or other support, from which it is desired to hang the bracket.

* \Vhen, however, the device is to be mounted permanently upon a wall or ceiling, screws or the like can be employed, the latter passing through the body of the bracket, and

thus serving to attach the device to the support.

In' the specific form shown in the drawin s, I provide a body member 1 of any suitab e insulating material, such as porcelain.

or the like, which has cut-away or recessed portions 2 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. The ends 3 of the body are provided with openings 4 having countersinks 5 adapted to receive screws for permanently mounting the device on a wall or ceiling. Located in grooves 6 in the cut-away por tions 2, are contacts 7 and '8 respectively, both havin the corresponding extremities 9 and 10, %Jent back upon themselves, as shown inost clearly inFig. 2 of the drawings. These bent portions of the contacts lie in transverse grooves constitute terminals.

Located on the body 1 and held in place between externally threaded extensions 13 of the same, is a. threaded bulb socket 14 of any suitable material, such as brass or the like. The base of the socket receives a mica disk 15. the extremity 16 of the contact 7 rests against the base 1.7 of the socket and is in electrical connection therewith, while the Patented Oct. 12, icon.

11 of the body, and

It should here be mentioned that s extremity 18 of the contact 8 is slightly enlarged, and .enters within the socket at the side of the mica plate remote from the extremity 16, through an opening 19. Screws 12 extend through the body and engage the base of the socket, as shown most clearly in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

I have further provided clamping jaws 20, which are suitably formed to be received in the cut-away portion'of the body 1, and which are provided with extensions 21, the latter being externally threaded. Each clamping jaw is provided with a groove 22, which, as shown most clearly in Fig. 1 of the drawings, serves to receive a feed wire 22 so that when the jaws are firmly clamped in place, the feed wires will be forced into engagement with the extremities 9 and 10 respectively of the contacts, the resiliency of in place, serves to receive the latter, as well as the extensions 13 of the body member, to

lock the former firmly in place. Inasmuch as the upper portions of the clamping jaws are slightly tapered, the farther this ring is screwed down, the tighter will these jaws be secured in place.

Located at the back of the bracket, is an opening 28 preferably L-shaped in cross section, which serves to receive a wire or other support for temporarily mounting the bracket,

In the modified form shown in-Fig. 5, I have provided a clamping jaw 25 having an extension 26, the latter being provided with a projection 27. When this form of jaw is used in connection with the bracket, the lower edge28 of the ring serves to engage the projection 27 and thus clamp the jaw firmly in place.

It should be understood that I do not limit myself to the particular construction shown in the drawings, as others equally advantageous may be employed without departing from the spirit or the scope of the invention. j

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: V

1. In a device of the class described, a body having spaced extensions, a bulb socket mounted between said extensions, contacts .carried by said body, one of said contacts being electrically connected with said socket,

the other of said contacts projecting into said-socket and being insulated therefrom, clamping jaws for holding feed wires in engagement with said contacts, and a com mon holdin member encompassing said jaws and said extensions.

2. In a device of the class described, a body having spaced extensions, a bulb socket mounted between said extensions, contacts carried by said body and each having one extremity bent back upon itself to constitute a resilient terminal, clamping jaws for holding feed wires. in engagement with said terminals, and a common holding member encompassing said jaws and said extensions.

3. Ina device of the class described, a

body having spaced extensions, :1 socket carried by said body, a mica disk arranged within said socket, contacts located on said body, the end of one of said contacts being in engagement with said socket and the cm of the other of said contacts resting on said mica disk, jaws for removably holding feed wires in engagement with said contacts, and a common holding member encompassing said jaws and said extensions and serving to clamp the former ri idly in place.

4. In a device 0% the class described, a body having spaced extensions, a bulb socket mounted between said extensions, contacts carried by said body, jaws having threaded extensions and adapted to hold feed wires in enga ement with-said contacts, and an internali y threaded ring encompassing said jaw extensions and said body extensions.

5. A device ofthe class described comprising a body member having near each end a recess, each recess having a groove in its bottom, a contact in each groove, said body having transverse grooves into which the outer ends of the contacts extend, said body having at opposite sides and between the recesses threaded extensions, a socket received' between the extensions, clamping jaws between the extensions and engaging the contacts, and a ring threaded onto the extensions for securing the parts in place.

"6. A device-of the class described comprising a body member having near each end a recess, a' contact in each recess, said body member having threaded extensions upon each side and between the recesses, a socket received between the extensions,'clamping members within the recesses, and a ring threaded on to the extensions .and engaging the clamping members for securingthe parts in place.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribin witnesses.

- ERN ST IGNATIUS DRENT.

Witnesses:

EDWARD Hour, J. R. LE GALLnz. 

